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Berlin University of the Arts

In research, Berlin University of the Arts stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,359 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,258 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,882 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music and Arts and Humanities — Music is 91.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,024
of 28,054 · #23,183 all time
Rank in Germany
#904
of 1,178
Research works
905
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Berlin University of the Arts known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,359 of 10,521 7.3%218 #6071
Social SciencesField #5,258 of 6,365 10.4%82 #6265
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,882 of 1,998 7.0%87 #1857

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Berlin University of the Arts sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#6,071 #7,359
  2. Social Sciences#6,265 #5,258
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,857 #1,882
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Berlin University of the Arts specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 91.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 20.8 works91×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 87.3 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.82× its world share, 87 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.58× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Berlin University of the Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, Maren Hartmann, Christian Freigang and Barbara Gronau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Berlin University of the Arts.

  1. 1 Maren Hartmann Germany · #222,136 worldwide 67 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Christian Freigang Germany · #483,389 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Barbara Gronau Germany · #492,032 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Tobias Faßhauer Germany · #575,975 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Dörte Schmidt Germany · #613,134 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Marc Berdet Germany · #717,717 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Sebastian Köthe Germany · #764,527 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Christoph Gengnagel Germany · #929,283 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Franz Liebl Germany · #1,232,205 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Stefan Östersjö Germany · #1,245,165 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Berlin University of the Arts

Which keywords describe research at Berlin University of the Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Gender, History, Ethics, Sociology, Culture, Literature and Philosophy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Identity36▲ 18×18 topics
  2. Gender26▲ 17×9 topics
  3. History24▲ 12×15 topics
  4. Ethics22▲ 16×15 topics
  5. Globalization22▲ 3.9×23 topics
  6. Education21▲ 4.3×20 topics
  7. Sustainability21▲ 3.0×23 topics
  8. Sociology20▲ 53×7 topics
  9. Innovation18▲ 6.0×17 topics
  10. Culture17▲ 12×9 topics
  11. Literature16▲ 11×15 topics
  12. Philosophy16▲ 13×12 topics
  13. Authenticity15▲ 218×2 topics
  14. Technology13▲ 8.9×6 topics
  15. Music13▲ 94×3 topics
  16. Sustainable Development13▲ 2.9×14 topics
  17. Youth12▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Rap12▲ 288×1 topic
  19. Subcultures12▲ 288×1 topic
  20. Bildung12▲ 135×3 topics
  21. Art11▲ 46×5 topics
  22. Narrative11▲ 25×6 topics
  23. Cultural Studies10▲ 9.7×11 topics
  24. Autorschaft10▲ 167×1 topic
  25. Literaturkritik10▲ 167×1 topic
  26. Cultural Policy9▲ 80×2 topics
  27. Science9▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Neoliberalism8▲ 8.4×7 topics
  29. Photography8▲ 76×4 topics
  30. Tourism8▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Aesthetics8▲ 40×6 topics
  32. Interdisciplinarity8▲ 224×2 topics
  33. Medical Ethics8▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Global Challenges8▲ 573×1 topic
  35. Theater8▲ 174×1 topic
  36. Neuroscience7▲ 9.0×7 topics
  37. Gender Studies7▲ 17×6 topics
  38. Ethnomusicology7▲ 64×2 topics
  39. Historical Analysis7▲ 86×2 topics
  40. Social Innovation7▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Berlin University of the Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Music History and Culture, German Literature and Culture Studies, Arts, Culture, and Music Studies and Libraries and Information Services.

Music History and Culture: 12 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 10 fractional worksArts, Culture, and Music…8Arts, Culture, and Music Studies: 8 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…6Libraries and Information Services: 6 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law: 6 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…5Corporate Governance and Management: 5 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Social Critique: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional works
MusicLiterature and Literary TheoryCultural StudiesMuseology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Music History and Culture Music 12 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  3. 3 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 8 works
  4. 4 Libraries and Information Services Museology 6 works
  5. 5 Torture, Ethics, and Law Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 6 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  8. 8 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Social Critique Cultural Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Berlin University of the Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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